Weekly News - for educating yourself on the issues

The Economist (check out their Americas section)
Newsweek (corporate, mainstream)
Time (corporate, mainstream)
US News & World Report (corporate, mainstream)

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Dailies - great for following a particular story

Al Jazeera
BBC World (great for international coverage)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
CNN
Democracy Now! (video online)
Financial Times of London
Independent Press Association
The NY Daily News**
The New York Post**
The New York Times**
Pacifica Network News+
NY1**
USA Today
The Washington Post (great for national politics & economy)
 

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Opinion Magazines - These help you form judgments on issues. The dailies also have editorial pages.

AlterNet (Progressive)
The Nation (Progressive)
The National Review (Conservative)
The New Republic (Mainstream Liberal)

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Media Watch Groups - Who watches the news media? 

FAIR  (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting)

* These sites linked above are independent and outside the control of John Elfrank-Dana, Murry Bergtraum High School, and the New York City Board of Education.
**Local organizations
+Radio (requires a media player like Real Media or Windows Media Player).